• Publisher: PM Press
• Release Date: Sep 15, 2010
• ISBN: 9781604861143

Anarchism and Education: A Philosophical Perspective

Anarchism and Education: A Philosophical Perspective reviewed by Jennifer Logue and Chris Mayo (pmpress.org)

Judith Suissa's provocative book, Anarchism and Education: A Philosophical Perspective invites us to use our imaginations to think very critically about what kind of society we would like to have, what education would look like in this society and what kind of educational activities might help to facilitate the realisation of this ideal society (p. 5). She argues that the anarchist perspective does not take any existing social or political framework for granted and focuses instead on envisioning what an ideal social order could be like. While such an approach has often been dismissed as utopian, Suissa takes the view that before we begin to philosophise about education we ought to 'question the very political framework within which we are operating' (p. 3).